This book review of The In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life’s Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos R.N. offers an opportunity to explore family resource management issues by applying
course concepts to real experiences. After reading the class assigned book, you
will write a 3-4 page paper demonstrating your ability to interpret, evaluate,
compare, and critique the experiences of the characters highlighted in the
story.
This
paper must be written using 12-point Times New Roman font with double-spaced
lines and standard one-inch margins on all sides. You must also format your
paper using APA style and include the following: title page, running head, page
numbers, in-text citations of course content and a reference page (reference the assigned book for this assignment).
Your
paper must include the following information:
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· Summary of the book
What happened? Who was involved? Where and
when did the events depicted take place? Identify the individual, family, and
group memberships of the primary characters and social institutions that are
involved in the story.
· Summary of the social issues presented.
Identify the individual, family, and group
memberships of the primary characters and social institutions that are involved
in the story. What are the individual, families, and larger social issues/problems
being faced by families and social institutions depicted in the book? What put
people at risk for experiencing this social issue/problem? What historical,
environmental, social, economic, and cultural contexts are influencing families
and their experiences?
· Analysis of the decision-making process and resolution
planning
What steps in the decision-making process
were depicted? How did the characters engage with each other and with other
social institutions? What individual, family, and community barriers and
supports to resolution of the social problems were depicted? Were the issues
resolved? And if so, how? What values, attitudes and beliefs were represented
by the decisions made?
· Critical reflection
Select one of the characters or series of
events depicted in this book; if given the opportunity, what could have been done
differently?